Famous Artists
Our Directory includes information on some of the best-known and most important modern and contemporary artists. Click on the Name to view an artist biography, anecdotes, and suggested artworks, books and posters (as available). RELATED BOOKS. RELATED POSTERS.
Guinovart, Josep Mª
– Pintor y grabador reconocido internacionalmente, Guinovart es una de las voces más personales del panorama español.
Guston, Philip
– Canada-born, American artist: painter, most well known for his role in Abstract Expressionism and as the source for New Image Painting.
Gutiérrez Solana, José
– Pintor español de particular carga social cuya obra está vinculada al Expresonismo
Haacke, Hans
– Artista alemán, utiliza en sus obras referencias pop a elementos de la vida cotidiana e imágenes publicitarias, aunque cargándolas de una fuerte crítica política y social, en un intento de hacer un arte de denuncia
Hamilton, Richard
– British painter and printmaker, widely recognized as one of the leading pioneers of Pop art.
Hanson, Duane
– American sculptor, recognized as the leading exponent of Surrealist sculptural art.
Haring, Keith
– American artist, widely regarded as one of the most recognized names in Graffiti and Pop art.
Hartigan, Grace
– American painter, and a key figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement.
Hartley, Marsden
– A leading American exponent of the early 20th century American avant-garde, his worked with his personalized variations of styles, such as Cubism, Expressionism and others.
Hartung, Hans
– Pintor alemán nacionalizado francés, asociado al movimiento llamado Abstracción Lírica y conocido por sus obras abstractas de trazos caligráficos negros sobre fondo de colores
Hassam, Childe
– Pintor americano expresionista, tras demostrar su aptitud para el dibujo durante su juventud
Hausmann, Raoul
– Austrian painter and photographer, and one of the founders of the Dada movement.
Held, Al
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Hepworth, Dame Barbara
– British sculptor, a key figure in the development of abstract art in Britain and acknowledged by some as one of the greatest female sculptors of all times.
Hernández Mompó, Manuel
– Destacado artista español seguidor de las corrientes abstractas y el informalismo
Hernández Pijuan, Joan
– Spanish painter and printmaker, and one of the most influential of the Spanish artists, in the second half of the 20th century.
Hesse, Eva
– Escultora alemana nacionalizada estadounidense, adscrita al movimiento de la Antiforma
Hill, Gary
– Video Artist
Hirst, Damien
– British painter and sculptor, known as much for his shocking art as for his skills in self-publicity and quite possibly the most famous of the recent British artists.
Hockney, David
– British painter, photographer and printmaker, considered to be the best known artist of his generation from Britain.
Hodgkin, Sir Howard
– Trained at the Camberwell School of Art and the Bath Academy of Art, his works are also influenced by Indian miniatures. He has served as the trustee of the Tate Gallery and National Gallery and has also been awarded the Turner Prize.
Hodler, Ferdinand
– Pintor simbolista suizo, cuya obra anunció el desarrollo del expresionismo
Hopper, Edward
– Trained at the New York School of Art, Hopper initially worked in commercial illustration. However, after 1924, his reputation as a painter grew tremendously and his first retrospective exhibition was held at the MOMA, in New York, in 1933
Hugué, Manuel
– Escultor y pintor español fiel a un realismo mediterráneo muy personal
Ibarrola, Agustín
– Pintor, escultor y grabador español, es uno de los más destacados artistas del Realismo Social de los años 60
Iglesias, Cristina
– Conocida como una de las artistas españolas que mejor ha desarrollado el género de las instalaciones
Indiana, Robert
– American painter, printmaker and sculptor, widely recognized as one of the leading exponents of American Pop art.
Irazu, Pello
– Artista relacionado con la renovación de la escultura vasca y española de los años ochenta.
Jacob, Max
– French writer and painter, better known for his colourful personality and presence in the Parisian art scene of the early 20th century, than his actual artworks.
Jawlensky, Alexej von
– En Munich Jawlensky comenzó su experimentación con las combinaciones de colores, lineas y formas para expresar lo más profundo de su ser.
John, Gwen
– Pintora británica, formada en la Slade School of Art en Londres
Johns, Jasper
– American painter, printmaker and sculptor, and a key exponent of the Minimal art and Pop art movements in America.
Jones, Allen
– Trained at the Hornsey College of Art in England, he first made a name for himself at the Young Contemporaries exhibition in 1961. Allen Jones is best known for his unique sculptures where he combines or converts parts of female bodies into function
Jorn, Asger
– Dutch ceramist, painter, printmaker, sculptor and designer, and most well known for his vigorous Expressionist paintings and as a founder of the Cobra group of artists.
Judd, Donald
– American painter, designer and sculptor, widely recognized as one of the principal proponents of Minimal art.
Kalho, Frida
– Twice married to Diego Rivera, probably Mexico’s celebrated artist, Kalho´s works often blend surrealism with Mexican folk art. She was her own favorite model, and her entire life can be practically traced with her self-portraits, works such a